Crime statistics have been released for the whole of 2017 - which give a detailed guide to how safe each area of Croydon is.

Now that all of 2017's crime statistics have been released, the Advertiser has analysed the figures and can reveal which are statistically the most and least dangerous places to live in Croydon.

Figures recorded by the Metropolitan Police - available from www.police.uk- show that 37,464 crimes were reported in the borough in 2017 with these offences being broken down by each of the 25 policing areas and by the types of crimes committed.

Remarkably there was one more crime reported in 2017 compared to 2016, when 37,463 crimes were recorded.

We have ranked Croydon's policing areas in order of the number of crimes recorded, with a more detailed breakdown for the five where there were the highest number of crimes.

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3. Selhurst - 2,438

In Selhurst there were 2,438 crimes reported in 2017. The most frequently recorded was violent and sexual offences, with 642 being reported.

Unlike Broad Green, Selhurst saw a large reduction in crime compared to 2016, when 2,742 crimes were committed. This is a 16 per cent decrease.

On average 203 crimes were reported to officers each month, and statistics show that in Selhurst antisocial behaviour offences ranked second with 501 being reported, down from 610 in 2016, while 248 incidents of criminal damage or arson were recorded.